Trends in Specific Fields

Specific fields within industries and services could include such popular
career areas as business, health care, hospitality, legal services or
environmental fields. In any one field you may discover a vast variety of majors
to study.

Take for example the environmental field, this could include; agriculture,
biochemistry, toxic waste, parks and recreation, forestry, fisheries, wildlife
management, entomology, horticulture, botany, zoology, resource development,
genetics, crop and soil science, geology and microbiology. Any one of these
majors could lead to dozens of jobs. This fact creates some interesting career
paths, but it takes time and patience to understand this kind of information.
Below are a list of college majors which are currently in demand for four and
two year degrees, or a certificate of achievement:

LCC College Majors in Demand: 2 Year Degrees and Certificates

* The American Hospital Association reports a 13% to 20% shortage of nurses
to fill nursing jobs. Vacancy rates for radiologic technicians is severe, as
x-ray exam rates have increased some 130% in the last three decades. This is in
direct contrast to decreasing enrollments in both programs since 1994. Career
Opportunity News, September 2002.